Word meaning in academic english: Homography in the Academic Word List

Applied Linguistics

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 291-314

  Ming Tzu, Karen Wang ^a   Nation, Paul ^a  

^a VICTORIA UNIVERSITY OF WELLINGTON   (New Zealand)

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EID: 4444344927     PISSN: 01426001     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/applin/25.3.291     Document Type: Article

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